Patents by Inventor Gary E. Adamson

Gary E. Adamson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6637833
    Abstract: A wheel covering apparatus for a heavy-duty vehicle is provided. The wheel covering apparatus includes a bracket that attaches to a wheel of the vehicle. The bracket has extending therefrom a guiding rod and a guiding barrel. The apparatus further includes a wheel cover and a wheel axle cover coupled thereto. The wheel cover is formed with an engagement hole and a guiding hole disposed in open communication with one another, such that the guiding hole may receive and transversely guide the guiding rod into engagement with the engagement hole. The wheel cover and wheel axle cover are secured to the bracket by a bolt passing therethrough to engage a threaded hole formed in the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventors: Long-Chuan Hsu, Long-Hung Hsu, Gary E. Adamson
  • Publication number: 20030168907
    Abstract: A guiding and fixed structure for a wheel cover of a heavy-duty vehicle comprises a guiding rod, a guiding barrel, a guiding hole incorporated with a bracket and a wheel cover, wherein the bracket is fixed on a wheel and comprising a threaded hole, and the wheel cover is secured with a wheel axle cover thereat, both of the wheel cover and the wheel axle cover comprises locating holes aligning with each other to receive a bolt to be inserted there through, and is characterized in that:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Long-Chuan Hsu, Long-Hung Hsu, Gary E. Adamson
  • Publication number: 20030038529
    Abstract: A fixing holder for a wheel cover, relates to a curved plate having an arch at its middle section, two fixing plates extending from both lower ends of the arch, a screw eye provided in the top of the arch, and two insertion holes each respectively provided in the fixing plates at a distance equal to that of two neighboring genuine bolts supplied with the genuine wheel shaft. At least two fixing holders are used for each having its two insertion holes to meet two genuine bolts at symmetrical extremes that penetrate through the wheel shaft to lock up the wheel to the wheel shaft, and the two fixing holders being locked up to genuine bolts by means of thin nuts so that two penetration holes each provided in the wheel cover in relation to the screw eye in the top of the arch of the fixing holder for the wheel cover to be directed fixed into the wheel with a bolting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Long-Chuan Hsu, Lung-Hung Hsu, Gary E. Adamson
  • Patent number: 6485107
    Abstract: A wheel cover for a vehicle wheel including a main cover and an axle cover. The main cover is attached to the wheel using the lug bolts. A plurality of inter-screws are threadedly fastened a portion of the lug bolts which extends beyond the lug nuts. The cover includes a plurality of holes which align with the inter-screws, and a plurality of integration bolts are inserted through the holes and into threaded openings in the inter-screws to fasten the cover to the wheel. The structure of the cover is such that several covers may be nested and stacked to conserve storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: Long-Chuan Hsu, Lung-Hung Hsu, Gary E. Adamson
  • Patent number: 6378955
    Abstract: An axle cover for covering a wheel axle of an automobile comprises a lock frame, seating elements, and a cover. The lock frame has at least one through hole in which the seating element is inserted and extends therefrom. The cover has at least one settling hole whose position is adapted to correspond to the through hole of the lock frame. After securing the lock frame to the wheel axle, the cover can be easily sleeved on to the wheel axle and have it blocked by settling blocks on the seating element. The seating element is further designed to be a flexible structure so that the cover can be easily sleeved on and easily moved off the wheel axle just by pushing the flexibly mounted settling blocks inside the lock frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Inventors: Gary E. Adamson, John R. Wright, Long-Chuan Hsu, Lung-Hung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20020008421
    Abstract: A wheel cover assembly comprising a wheel cover formed as a ladder structure in order to stack onto each other, or comprising a wheel cover attached with at least one attachment and having an axis hole, and with an axle cover formed as a ladder structure and attached to said wheel cover by said attachment element, wherein said axle cover can stack onto each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Long-Chuan Hsu, Lung-Hung Hsu, Gary E. Adamson